ENGLISH: abbreviate - CREOLE: abreje



Overview of verb abbreviate



The verb abbreviate has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)



1. (3) abbreviate -- (shorten; "Abbreviate `New York' and write `NY'")

2. abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce -- (reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened")

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